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He didn’t crow about it, but Keith Rattie, CEO of Rockies producer Questar Corp., had to be feeling vindicated, at least, addressing the Wachovia Securities 2007 Liquefied Natural Gas Conference in Houston last week.

He didn’t crow about it, but Keith Rattie, CEO of Rockies producer Questar Corp., had to be feeling vindicated, at least, addressing the Wachovia Securities 2007 Liquefied Natural Gas Conference in Houston Tuesday.

Questar Corp.’s long-term strategy will continue to focus on the “three Rs” — returns, risks and the Rocky Mountains, CEO Keith Rattie said last week.

Questar Corp. CEO Keith Rattie said Wednesday his company’s long-term strategy will continue to focus on the “three Rs” — returns, risks and the Rocky Mountains.

The industry’s political work is not over with the completion of the energy bill, Questar Chairman Keith Rattie and American Gas Association (AGA) President David Parker told a gathering in Denver last week at the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s annual meeting.

The industry’s political work is not over with the completion of the energy bill, Questar Chairman Keith Rattie and American Gas Association (AGA) President David Parker told a gathering in Denver this week at the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s annual meeting.

In a deal that Williams CEO Keith Bailey called “one of the best acquisitions” his company has ever made, the Houston-based pipeline operator/energy marketer snatched Barrett Resources Corp. from Royal Dutch/Shell Group’s mighty grasp on Monday for nearly $2.5 billion, beating back a hostile takeover attempt. Shell said it would not challenge the deal.

Don Cash will step down as CEO of Questar Corp. effective May 1 but will remain chairman of the company’s board of directors. The board elected Keith O. Rattie as president and CEO, also effective May 1. Cash became president and CEO of Mountain Fuel Supply Co., a Questar predecessor on March 1, 1982. He as served as chairman since 1985, but resigned from his position as president in February 2001. Rattie is currently president and COO, the titles he assumed upon joining Questar in February 2001. He previously had been senior vice president of Coastal Corp. and president and CEO of Coastal Gas Services Co. Rattie also had worked for Chevron Corp. in various engineering and management positions.

Williams maintains a “more conservative” trading philosophy than many of its peers, Chairman Keith E. Bailey told analysts Monday, saying short term volatility in spark spreads and commodity prices have had much less impact on results since the company tends toward longer, structured transactions and is “much more fully hedged” than most.